Beliefs about history, the meaning of historical events and culture of war

Authors

  • Magdalena Bobowik Universidad del País Vasco
  • Darío Páez Universidad del País Vasco
  • James H. Liu Victoria University of Wellington
  • Agustin Espinosa Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Elza Techio Federal University of Sergipe
  • Elena Zubieta Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Rosa Cabecinhas University of Minho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.201001.004

Keywords:

Social representations, history, central nucleus, collective violence

Abstract

This study examines beliefs concerning the content of history, the meaning of Second World War (WWII) and the evaluation of historical events in relation to pro-war attitudes. Participants were 1183 university students from Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Cape Verde. Four supra-level dimensions in the representations of the past were found: History as progress and leaders-oriented, history as focused on justifying calamities, history as violence and catastrophe, and history as meaningless. The prevalent positive beliefs about history were linked with enthusiasm to fight in a future war for one’s country.

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Published

2010-03-14

How to Cite

Bobowik, M., Páez, D., Liu, J. H., Espinosa, A., Techio, E., Zubieta, E., & Cabecinhas, R. (2010). Beliefs about history, the meaning of historical events and culture of war. Revista De Psicología, 28(1), 111–146. https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.201001.004

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Articles